Paige Bueckers, UConn Huskies star, gave flowers to her teammate KK Arnold for her impressive pass during the team’s most recent game against the St. John’s Red Storm. Bueckers took to Instagram and shared a clip showing the impressive tactic that Arnold used, captioning the post with a bird-coin emoji to show her respect for the player.
Despite only being in her sophomore year with the team, Arnold has already created an impressive impact and is expected to take on bigger roles soon. Meanwhile, Bueckers, who is a seasoned player in the squad, is scoring consistently for the team. In the clip Bueckers shared, Arnold can be seen making a beautiful behind-the-back pass to Sarah Strong who scored a basket against the Red Storm.
In the game against St. John’s, the Connecticut Huskies managed to win with a final score of 71-45. Azzi Fudd led UConn’s offense on the scoreboard with 13 points in total, with a pair of rebounds, while Paige Bueckers managed to score 12 points, grabbing five boards. Meanwhile, Ashlynn Shade added another ten points for the team in the winning effort, while KK Arnold put up six points, with a couple of boards and four assists.
Paige Bueckers’ Marketing For Unrivaled League Leaves Fans In Awe
Paige Bueckers and the rest of the basketball world are at the edge of their seats for the inaugural season of the Unrivaled League which kicks off in a few hours. Apart from being excited to see her fellow female basketball players tear it up in the 3-on-3 tournament, Bueckers has much more reason to cheer for the success of the one-of-a-kind tournament.
The UConn Huskies star has signed an NIL deal with the league and has been doing some major marketing for the tournament founded by legendary WNBA players, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. On her Instagram, Bueckers freshly posted a picture of herself wearing a ‘The Future Is Unrivaled’ black hoodie. Bueckers, who is often seen in bare face, was all dolled up in the picture with minimal make-up, simply stunning her fans.
“The future starts tomorrow 🙌🏻 Watch Unrivaled’s Opening Weekend on TNT, truTV, and Max 📺,” Paige Bueckers wrote on the Instagram post.
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The Unrivaled League features six teams as of now, and will officially commence from January 17th and continue for up to eight weeks. Paige Bueckers will not be playing in the inaugural season of the tournament but has been doing plenty of cheering and marketing for the empowering tournament.
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